WallStreetJackasstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1948222015-07-27T19:03:57-04:00this is me not listening to youTypePadA++tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b8d13e5e1d970c2015-07-27T19:03:57-04:002015-07-27T19:03:57-04:00wallstreetjackass

not badtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c7b4f5b2970b2015-07-27T19:03:39-04:002015-07-27T19:03:39-04:00wallstreetjackass

holy sharknadotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b8d1389ae9970c2015-07-15T18:22:12-04:002015-07-15T18:22:12-04:00wallstreetjackass
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Foreign Policy rule of thumb for the next 60 daystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c7af2891970b2015-07-15T18:20:11-04:002015-07-15T18:20:11-04:00If you thought/think that invading Iraq and replacing Saddam with a Shiite government friendly to Iran was a good idea, you don't get to criticize the Iran nuclear deal.wallstreetjackass

If you thought/think that invading Iraq and replacing Saddam with a Shiite government friendly to Iran was a good idea, you don't get to criticize the Iran nuclear deal.

Breaking!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01bb0846f6c2970d2015-06-22T19:32:17-04:002015-06-22T19:32:17-04:00German chancellor recruits Taylor Swift in hopes she can get Greece to start payingwallstreetjackass

German chancellor recruits Taylor Swift in hopes she can get Greece to start paying

all this is both funny and truetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c7a1c5b0970b2015-06-20T13:47:44-04:002015-06-20T13:47:44-04:00but, I like gunswallstreetjackass

Murphy's Lesser Lawstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c7a1c5a1970b2015-06-20T13:46:53-04:002015-06-20T13:46:53-04:001. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. 2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. 3. He who laughs last,...wallstreetjackass

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

3. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.

5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

9. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

10. The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first.

11. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

12. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

13. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.

14. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

15. Everything unrelated to elephants is irrelephant

the asshole quotienttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01bb0844f0e1970d2015-06-18T15:44:16-04:002015-06-18T15:44:16-04:00get the pitchforks out!wallstreetjackass

dogs are awesome. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c79e7384970b2015-06-14T20:08:54-04:002015-06-14T20:08:54-04:00Denali from FELT SOUL MEDIA on Vimeo.wallstreetjackass
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A worthy GOP candidate???tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b8d12319d0970c2015-06-06T08:48:26-04:002015-06-06T08:49:03-04:00I generally refuse to vote for a political party whose voters believe Jesus used to ride around on dinosaurs, but since I would never vote for Hillary (although I liked Bubba) this guy might be interesting [from Barron's] Kasich, once...wallstreetjackass

I generally refuse to vote for a political party whose voters believe Jesus used to ride around on dinosaurs, but since I would never vote for Hillary (although I liked Bubba) this guy might be interesting [from Barron's]

Kasich, once he declares, will quickly rise to the top of the GOP field. He’s currently polling at 2%, compared with 13.2% for Bush, 12.5% for Walker, and 12% for Rubio. But he’s the one candidate Hillary Clinton should fear because his unusual, unscripted style gives him appeal across all demographic groups.

Kasich is also unafraid of the GOP’s wacky far right, which gives him curb appeal among independent voters. He used Obamacare to expand his state’s Medicaid coverage, arguing that he was putting federal tax dollars back into Ohioans’ pockets. In 2014, the tax-and-budget cutter was elected to a second term by a 30-point margin. He even swept counties that voted heavily for Barack Obama. He’s a committed conservative without the steamroller zealotry of a Cruz or a Paul. He opposes big government, and he doesn’t much like big business, either. When Kasich ran for president in 2000, he railed against corporate welfare in the tax system. And he has opposed the far right’s hard line against illegal immigrants.

Kasich’s conservative fiscal credentials are strong. He turned Ohio’s $8 billion budget deficit into an $800 million surplus. In doing that, he cut income taxes and government spending, while raising sales taxes to make up for revenue shortfalls. His goal is to eliminate Ohio’s personal income tax, which is now at a median of 3.5%, down about one percentage point since Kasich took office. Demonstrating his commitment to society’s underdogs, he set aside 20% of the money for a $267 million highway-construction project in Cleveland for minority and disadvantaged businesses. At least 20% of the roadway’s workers must be residents of Cleveland wards adjacent to the project, many of which are impoverished areas.

another onetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01bb083d603d970d2015-06-05T15:11:25-04:002015-06-05T15:11:25-04:00wallstreetjackass

The back cover of Vanity Fairtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01bb083c4f89970d2015-06-03T19:23:16-04:002015-06-03T19:23:16-04:00wallstreetjackass

Swiss Police confirm that, when arrested, all seven FIFA officials threw themselves on the ground and pretended to be injured.

powerful stufftag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c78de0b4970b2015-05-20T19:36:56-04:002015-05-20T19:37:17-04:00Even though this is by Zoetis and their business model is hurt by euthanasia and kill shelters, this is really a moving short videowallstreetjackass
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The stupidtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01bb08309ac2970d2015-05-18T22:54:42-04:002015-05-18T22:54:42-04:00I didn't vote in the last election*, but it's going to be hilarious to watch the GOP tear themselves in knots over whether Iraq was ever going to turn out well. * your vote is meaningless in New York state.wallstreetjackass

I didn't vote in the last election*, but it's going to be hilarious to watch the GOP tear themselves in knots over whether Iraq was ever going to turn out well.

* your vote is meaningless in New York state.

what really happened to Bin Ladentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c788d1a4970b2015-05-11T19:40:56-04:002015-05-18T22:55:10-04:00Breaking news! Governments lie! I have no doubt this is true. But I don't much care in any case. Good journalism though.wallstreetjackass

Flash Crash arresttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c7ae753ef01b7c77de778970b2015-04-22T18:32:57-04:002015-04-23T23:02:52-04:00While I hate to agree with my "colleagues", I have to agree that this Flash Crash arrest is a joke and there is zero chance that the charges will stick. 1) It's just not possible for someone trading out of...wallstreetjackass

1) It's just not possible for someone trading out of their parent's basement to crash the most liquid futures market in the world. And in the remote chance it is, this is the CME's fault not the trader's.

2) If "layering" orders and canceling bids is illegal then you should round up half the position traders on the Street

3) An "old school" trader who had "always been good with his reflexes and doing things quick." cannot outwit HFT firms like Virtu which have a virtual monopoly on stealing spreads from the market. How exactly do regulators believe Virtu can go 1,000 days without incurring a net loss on a session? Not by losing money to nerds still living with their parents.

4) Anybody who is not a child realizes this is more about him telling the SEC to get fucked than it is about a trillion dollar crash in the market on the same day. Telling someone to get fucked is not illegal.